TSA News
Book Announcement: “Textiles & Design: Bates Mill 1930-1990. Woven & Printed Home & Fashion Fabrics” by Jacqueline Field
Bates is a familiar brand to many, remembered fondly perhaps from a bedspread or mid-century clothing. Textiles & Design: Bates Mill 1930-1990 presents an engaging story of fabrics from Bates ...
Textiles x Science
Last year, as the feverish swirl of life-changing events forced us to re-examine the way we work, share spaces and how we think about our individual and collective roles in ...
Judges Shortlist Three Books for the R. L. Shep Award
The judges serving on TSA’s Book Award Committee have selected a shortlist of three titles for this year’s R. L. Shep Award, for books published in 2020. The three were ...
Member Monday with Nneka Kai
My studio practice is rooted in creation and process. Through making, I develop a certain understanding of parts of myself and the world I exist in. My work is influenced ...
Cancelling our 2021 Event
Dear TSA members and friends, I am writing to inform you of the Board’s final decision to cancel our proposed in-person event scheduled for September 2021 in Boston. We came ...
Member Monday with Dr. Anu Gupta
We were delighted to host Dr. Anu Gupta for Textile Society of America Stitching Affinity Group’s June 2021 Stitch-In. Dr. Anu H. Gupta is Chairperson and Assistant Professor at the ...
Recorded Sessions from Hidden Stories/Human Lives, TSA’s 2020 Biennial Symposium, are now available for viewing.
TSA is pleased to share video recordings from nearly all sessions from our 2020 Symposium. Thanks to our virtual format, we were able to easily capture recordings and share much more content than ever before. These video recordings are ...
Member Monday with John Paul Morabito
This is my orientation today. As we navigate a global pandemic, the time of the AIDS crisis has come again; I feel this in my body. Emerging out of the ...
Letter from the President: Spring 2021
TSA President's Letter May/June 2021 Dear TSA Members, Skyline, 1958Designed by Eleanor Kluck (American, 1919-2016) and Henry Kluck (American, 1922-2007)Produced by Elenhank Designers, Inc.Screen printed linen269 × 132.1 cm (105 ...
Call for Nominations: 2021 Fellows of the Textile Society of America
Nominate your mentors, and leaders, trailblazing artists, scholars and practitioners as 2021 Fellows of the Textile Society of America through 31st of July 2021. Nominate A Fellow Every two years, ...
Symposium Session Review: Connection and misconnections: The benefits and pitfalls of craftivism. A review of Session 6C, Individual Papers: Craftivism
by: Emily J. Oertling, Student/New Professional Award Recipient The individual papers presented in Session 6C: Craftivism shed light on the complexity of crafting for a cause. The presenters' critical perspectives ...
Friday Exhibition Special: “We Are the Story: A Visual Response to Racism” by Carolyn L. Mazloomi
by: Karl Reichert, Textile Center Executive Director "We Are the Story: A Visual Response to Racism" by Carolyn L. Mazloomi, front cover, courtesy Textile Center. As We Are the Story enters its ...
Letter from the President: Winter 2021 Letter from Immediate Past President Lisa Kriner
Dear TSA Members, This is my last letter as President of TSA, and it has been an honor to serve in this position over the past 2 years. I am ...
“Erica Wilson: A Life in Stitches”: An embroidery exhibition for the pandemic!
by: Anne Hilker, co-curator of the exhibition Front cover of "Erica Wilson: A Life in Stitches". Courtesy of the author. If what’s appearing on Instagram and other platforms is any ...
Member Monday with Assistant Professor Hillary Waters Fayle
For this installment of Member Monday, TSA News shares a recent artist talk by Assistant Professor Hillary Waters Fayle. Prof. Fayle presented this artist talk along with a virtual studio ...
Book Review for “Workbook: Antoine Janot’s Colours” by Dominque Cardon and Iris Brémaud
Reviewed by Catharine Ellis Book cover for "Workbook: Antoine Janot’s Colours" by Dominque Cardon and Iris Brémaud. Courtesy of authors. Any serious student or practitioner of natural dyeing is familiar ...
Symposium Session Review: Immigrant Labor in Asiatic Silk Production
by: Tayana Fincher, Student/New Professional Award Recipient The role of immigrant labor in silk production between West and Southeast Asia was the subject of a session during the TSA’s 17th ...
Member Monday with Professor Catherine Dormor
I write this shortly ahead of the one-year anniversary of the first national lockdown in the UK. It seems incredible to think how much our lives have changed in such ...
Member Monday with Assistant Professor Gabrielle Duggan
In this edition of Member Monday, TSA News speaks to Assistant Professor Gabrielle Duggan about their ambitious textile installation hosted by the Greenville Parks and Recreation in October 2020 in ...
Member News:
“Counting, Still Counting…” by Pat Hickman is on view Feb. 5-March 29, 2021 at Buster Levi Gallery in Cold Springs, NY Hickman’s installation consists of a narrow, linear strip of ...
Symposium Review: Coded Communications: Digital Weaving as Artistic Technology
by: Anie Toole, Student/New Professional Award Recipient Coded Communications: Digital Weaving as Artistic Technology was one of the concurrent sessions on the first day of the 17th Textile Society of ...
March Events and Exhibitions Round-Up:
We have gathered a list of events and exhibitions that we thought our membership would find exciting. Some venues have been able to reopen for in-person visits, but please make ...
Member Monday with Isabella Rosner
TSA member Isabella Rosner of "Sew What?" podcast During the pandemic, I’ve become a historic needlework podcaster, which is not something I ever expected to say, let alone write. But ...
Symposium Review: Japanese Traditional Crafts
By: Ayaka Sano, Student/New Professional Award Recipient Under the mission to foster greater exchange and dissemination of textile knowledge worldwide, the Textile Society of America’s 2020 symposium, organized virtually for ...
Dr. Jonathan Michael Square in Conversation with TSA Member Prof. Precious Lovell
For this special TSA News Conversation, member Precious Lovell spoke with Dr. Jonathan M. Square. A historian, Dr. Square’s work redefines the American textile narrative and explores the importance of ...
Member Monday with Karen Hampton- part 2
Part 2: Expanding the American Textiles Conversation with Karen Hampton Continuing our interview with Karen Hampton from last week, this week we learn about Karen’s current projects. Part 1 for ...
Member Monday with Karen Hampton- part 1
Karen Hampton is a textile artist whose moving work captures the stories and energy of the narratives she has discovered from extensive fieldwork throughout the American South and the African ...
Member Monday with Maria Smith
The Andean region is famous for its impressive textiles woven by skilled weavers. Albeit altered by Colonial policies, colonial Andean textiles maintained Andean standards while combining new colonial elements. At ...
Mark Your Calendar: “Contemporary Voices” Artist Talks Series
Written by Caroline Kipp The Textile Society of America with the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum are delighted to present their new program Contemporary Voices. Focused on ...
Member News: Book Review Co-Authored by TSA Member Roy W. Hamilton
TSA member Roy W. Hamilton has co-authored the following review with Dr. Ruth Barnes, Geneviève Duggan, Traude Gavin, Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff, Sandra Niessen, and Tim G. Babcock in response to Peter ...